Q: Is 8,542,350 a Composite Number?

Why is 8,542,350 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 8,542,350 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 41 45 50 75 82 90 123 150 205 225 246 369 410 450 463 615 738 926 1,025 1,230 1,389 1,845 2,050 2,315 2,778 3,075 3,690 4,167 4,630 6,150 6,945 8,334 9,225 11,575 13,890 18,450 18,983 20,835 23,150 34,725 37,966 41,670 56,949 69,450 94,915 104,175 113,898 170,847 189,830 208,350 284,745 341,694 474,575 569,490 854,235 949,150 1,423,725 1,708,470 2,847,450 4,271,175 and 8,542,350, with no remainder.

Since 8,542,350 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,542,350, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).